The Finest in the Land

Annual LightHouse Awards

Recognizes Lowcountry’s Finest Builders and Designers

by Meg James

Elite building industry professionals attended the 23rd Annual LightHouse Awards Gala to learn who judges selected as the Lowcountry’s most talented builders and designers. The awards gala, which is presented by the Hilton Head Area Home Builders Association with the support of Title Sponsor Coastal States Bank, took place November 18th at the Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa.

“ The LightHouse Awards is truly like the Academy Awards for our local building industry. It gives builders and designers the opportunity to be recognized for the hard work, talent and vision they put forward in building some of the most remarkable homes found in this area and beyond,” stated Dan Monroe, chairman of the LightHouse Awards program since its inception. Monroe added, “We are so blessed as a community to have such imaginative architects, talented interior designers, quality builders and exceptional trades craftsman whose hands touch each project in the Lowcountry.”

First held twenty-three years ago in 1999, the LightHouse Awards are presented annually to qualified members of the Hilton Head Area Home Builders Association for the demonstration of quality craftsmanship and design excellence in the construction of homes throughout the Lowcountry.

Twenty-eight HBA member firms, including remodelers, custom, semicustom, light commercial building companies, Architectural and Interior Design Firms, submitted 70 qualifying projects including new home, full remodel, partial remodel, light commercial entries, interior and architectural design as well as special feature for our physical judging event for 2022.

We honor each participant for being part of this distinguished group of area building professionals. The construction cost of this year’s remodeled or newly built home entries ranged from $150,000 to over $3 million. Each award was subdivided into categories based on project cost of construction and similar square footage.

Nine judges were welcomed to Hilton Head Island in mid-September to physically judge the construction quality of each home entered; a practice rarely seen in this digital age. The 2022 LightHouse Awards judging panel included builders, remodelers, architects and other industry professionals from all over North Carolina and South Carolina. Split into three teams, the judges spent two full days visiting entries from Hilton Head Island to Fripp Island to Ridgeland. Additional judges, all construction and real estate sales and marketing professionals, were later enlisted to judge the LightHouse Awards program’s Sales & Marketing and Special Feature awards categories. In many instances, the separation between runner-up and winner was a fraction of a point and in many instances the judges felt a tie was in order.

Master of Ceremony, Monty Jett announced award winners as attendees followed along to a visual presentation of entry homes and features. Associate members of the Home Builders Association, including building industry professionals, subcontractors and suppliers, who participated in the design and construction of each of the competing new and remodeled homes, were also recognized at the gala. Winners received marble obelisk awards representing lighthouses.

“For many of these builders, after spending 12 to 15 months or longer working on a project, where even the smallest detail could impact the overall outcome, the LightHouse Awards symbolize one of the highest career honors, and is a true testament to their vision and talent,” stated Dan Monroe.

Led by Monroe, the 2022 LightHouse Awards Committee included Deb Monroe, Lowcountry Home Magazine; Chris Cleland, Cleland Site Prep; Courtney Jansen, Distinctive Granite and Marble; Deborah Karambelas, Karambelas Enterprises; Brittani Anderson, J. Banks Design; Lisa Henry, Coastal States Bank; Madison Wall, Court Atkins Group; Casey Hoffman, James Hardie Building Products; Cody Aughton, A & C Exteriors; Jay Fraser, Fraser Construction; Rob Kaufman, Kaufman Photography; Will McKnown, AGM Imports; Majka Mochnac, Hilton Head Monthly

In addition to Title Sponsor Coastal States Bank, other sponsors included: Awards Sponsors Arbor Nature/Tropical Trash, Cambria, Distinctive Granite & Marble; Libation Sponsor(s) A & C Exteriors and James Hardie Building Products; Décor Sponsor Kinghorn Insurance Agency; Photobooth Sponsor Cleland Site Prep; Music Sponsor Roberts Construction Company, Inc.; Specialty Cocktail Sponsor Budget Blinds of Hilton Head, Bluffton & Beaufort; Signage Sponsor, Sign D’ Sign; Program Sponsor Accurate Lithography; Photography Sponsor Kaufman Photography; Community Sponsor(s) Hilton Head Monthly, Lowcountry Home Magzine, More Space Place, Special Thanks to: Karambelas Enterprises, Show Services, PSAV, Epic Photo Booth, Hilton Head Automotive, Hilton Head Distillery, Monty Jett, Monty Carlo Productions, Red Door Design & Publishing, Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa, and Karley Rene & Jamie Noel.

CATEGORY 1

Bluffton Builders

PARTIAL REMODEL - BEST INNOVATION OF SPACE

CATEGORY 2 Palatial Homes Design, LLC.

CATEGORY 3

Reclamation by Design, Ltd.

PARTIAL REMODEL - HIGHEST DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY

CATEGORY 4 Roberts Construction Company

Bluffton Builders

Best Exterior

FULL REMODEL

Category 2 RCH Construction, Inc.

Category 3 Southern Coastal Homes

Category 3 Allen Patterson Builders

Category 4 Palatial Homes Design, LLC

Category 4 Advantage Builders, LLC

Category 5 Graves Construction Company, Inc.

NEW HOMES

Category 1 Palatial Home Designs, LLC

Category 1 Kendrick Construction

Category 2 Kendrick Construction

Category 2 Artisan Custom Homes - Hilton Head Island, LLC

Category 3 Full Circle Development

Category 3 Advantage Builders, LLC

Category 4 Full Circle Development

Category 5 FPB Beaufort, LLC

Category 6 Kendrick Construction

Category 6 Boshaw Residential LLC

Category 7 FPB Beaufort, LLC

Category 8 Reclamation by Design, Ltd.

Category 9 Southern Coastal Homes

Category 10 Esposito Construction Company

Light Commercial

LIGHT COMMERCIAL

Category 1 Fraser Construction

Best Kitchen

FULL REMODEL

Category 1 Bluffton Builders

Category 2 RCH Construction, Inc.

Category 3 Kendrick Construction

Category 4 Esposito Construction Company

Category 5 Graves Construction Company, Inc.

Category 5 Bunting Construction

NEW HOMES

Category 1 Kendrick Construction

Category 2 Kendrick Construction

Category 3 Advantage Builders, LLC

Category 4 Full Circle Development

Category 5 Hagood Homes of the Low Country

Category 6 Boshaw Residential LLC

Category 7 Allen Patterson Builders

Category 8 Meritus Signature Homes

Category 9 Southern Coastal Homes

Category 10 Esposito Construction Company

Sales & Marketing

BEST ADVERTISING & MARKETING

SmartMarketing Communications

BEST WEBSITE FOR A COMPANY

Palatial Homes Design, LLC

BEST ADVERTISING & MARKETING CAMPAIGN FOR A CAUSE

Allen Patterson Builders

Best Bath

FULL REMODEL

Category 1 Bluffton Builders

Category 2 TDC Builders

Category 3 Kendrick Construction

Category 4 Palatial Homes Design, LLC

Category 4 Esposito Construction Company

Category 5 Graves Construction Company, Inc.

Category 5 Bunting Construction

NEW HOMES

Category 1 Stanley Martin

Category 2 Artisan Custom Homes - Hilton Head Island, LLC

Category 3 Advantage Builders, LLC

Category 3 Front Light Building Company

Category 4 Full Circle Development

Category 5 FPB Beaufort, LLC

Category 6 Boshaw Residential LLC

Category 7 RCH Construction, Inc.

Category 8 Reclamation by Design, Ltd.

Category 9 Southern Coastal Homes

Category 10 Brighton Builders, LLC

Special Feature

MOST UNIQUE

Hagood Homes of the Low Country

STATE OF THE ART

Brighton Builders, LLC

Title Sponsor Community Sponsors Award Sponsors

4 Roberts Construction Company

Design

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

COMMERICAL

Category 1 KRA Architecture + Design

RESIDENTIAL

Category 1 Pearce Scott Architects

Category 2 Court Atkins Group

Category 3 KRA Architecture + Design

INTERIOR DESIGN

RESIDENTIAL

Category 1 Southern Grace Interiors

Category 2 Court Atkins Interiors

Category 3 Court Atkins Interiors

Category 4 J.Banks Design Group

Category 5 Southern Grace Interiors

INTERNATIONAL Court Atkins Interiors

COMMERCIAL J. Banks Design Group

LANDSCAPE DESIGN Carolyns Landscaping

MOST INGENIOUS Kendrick Construction

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